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Holding and handling cutlery effectively is essential to independence and, if standard cutlery can no longer be used with ease, you can look at ways of adapting the grip to make management easier. Simply increasing the girth of a hand grip, for example, can make it easier for someone with a painful grip to handle cutlery, or adding a hand strap that incorporates a pouch for the cutlery handle will assist someone with a weak grip. Generally, short handled cutlery is easier to manage, but longer handles will give a greater reach. Serrated blades are more effective at cutting. | AAGBI SAFETY GUIDELINE Checking Anaesthetic Equipment 2012 Published by The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Telephone 020 7631 1650 Fax 020 7631 4352 info@ June 2012 This guideline was originally published in Anaesthesia. If you wish to refer to this guideline please use the following reference Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Checking Anaesthetic Equipment 2012. Anaesthesia 2012 67 pages 660-68. This guideline can be viewed online via the following URL http onlinelibrary. doi abstract The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain 2012 Guidelines Checking Anaesthetic Equipment 2012 Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Membership of the Working Party A. Hartle Chair E. Anderson V. Bythell L. Gemmell H. Jones1 D. McIvor2 A. Pattinson3 P. Sim3 and I. Walker 1 Royal College of Anaesthetists 2 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 3 British Association of Anaesthetic and Respiratory Equipment Manufacturers Association Summary A pre-use check to ensure the correct functioning of anaesthetic equipment is essential to patient safety. The anaesthetist has a primary responsibility to understand the function of the anaesthetic equipment and to check it before use. Anaesthetists must not use equipment unless they have been trained to use it and are competent to do so. A self-inflating bag must be immediately available in any location where anaesthesia may be given. A two-bag test should be performed after the breathing system vaporisers and ventilator have been checked individually. A record should be kept with the anaesthetic machine that these checks have been done. The first user check after servicing is especially important and must be recorded. Reuse of this article is permitted in accordance with the Creative Commons Deed Attribution which does not permit commercial exploitation.